HANNAH CHO
With her “ringing and expressive” voice, soprano Hannah Cho is a force in new works and art songs, lauded for her emotional depth, technical precision, and sheer beauty of sound.
Hannah Cho made a successful debut with great reviews at Perelman Arts Center NYC in the New York premiere of Huang Ruo’s An American Soldier as Josephine Young. “Hannah Cho’s lucid soprano soared as Josephine” (New York Times). “Soprano Hannah Cho relished Josephine’s high-flying vocal lines and exuded warmth” (Wall Street Journal).
Ms. Cho has sung leading roles in Die Zauberflöte (Pamina) and La Calisto (Calisto) with Mannes Opera, and covered the role of Violetta La traviata with Korea National Opera. She also makes her debut with Daejeon Opera in I Pagliacci (as Nedda). She has taken on many roles in world premiere operas, such as Nightingale in A Song of Nightingale with OnSite Opera, Little Madame Shoes in Red Shoes with Korea National Opera, and Nanako in Dong Ju Yun. Recently, she appeared in collaboration with pianists Youngmo Na and Jonathan Mamora at WQXR in their “Young Artists Showcase” hosted by Simone Dinnerstein in works by Debussy, Fauré, Berg, Grieg, Hanmoi Kang and Schubert. In the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco, where she was featured as Marzellina in Fidelio, and Musetta in La bohème. in the Schwabacher Summer Concert and Merola Grand Finale.
In concert, Ms. Cho has performed Soprano Soloist from Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Andre’s Magnificat and Penderecki’s Agnus dei and Sanctus and also performed concerts in prestigious venues worldwide including the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the Beijing Grand Theater, the Seoul Arts Center Opera House, Harbin Grand Theater, Heidelberg Theater, Concert Hall in Linz at Bruckner University, Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, Goyang Aram Nuri Theater, Bohemia National Hall, and the German Consulate in New York. Ms. Cho also has a uniquely intriguing background- she served as the singing voice for the main character Yoon Sim-deok in the Korean Drama The Hymn of Death, Which is available on Netflix. In addition, she recorded the album Lullaby from Breath with Querencia and has appeared in talk concert with Dr. Menas Kafatos.
Ms. Cho has received numerous accolades for her performances, including first prize at the Beijing International Opera Competition, Korea National Opera Competition, Daejeon Opera Competition, Seil Korean Art Song Competition and the German Lieder Association Competition (Korea) and 2nd prize at the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition and KBS Competition. She was a grant recipient at the Gerda Lissner Competition and received the Gold Smith Foundation Award and Michael Sisca Opera Award.
In the 2025 season, Ms. Cho performed as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Southwest Florida Symphony, and made her Opera Naples debut as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte and Yum Yum in The Mikado. She will be world premiering Nizkor- A Journey of Remembrance as soprano soloist.
HANNAH CHO
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“Hannah Cho’s lucid soprano soared as Josephine”
New York Times,
“Soprano Hannah Cho relished Josephine’s high-flying vocal lines
and exuded warmth”
Wall street Journal.
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